The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-28
The Weather Just What the Scotch
men We're Praying For.
The Wind Light, and the Time In
Consequence Slow.
The Yankee Ahead The Whsls Dis
talce From start to Finish
The Captain aud Owner OF the This
tie ihink Somebody Doc
tOred the cutters
Bottom.
THE RESULT.

Thistle .,..... R;3S;06 2:36:b 4:Ol:l5
Elapsed Corrected
Finish. Time. TIM.
Thistle ..........S.i5;5S 5:is;F 5:S:2
Volunteer beats the Thistle 10 min.
utes 20 seconds.
NEW YORK, September 27.-The
Scotch cutter Thistle and the Amer.
lean eloop Volunteer have met In the
irst 1887 contest for the Americas
cup, and the Volunteer beat the for.
eigner 90 badly that the latter's most
enthusiastic champions have only to
ssy that something is the matter with
the Thistle. II was great day. The
people who went down on the 800
steamships, river steamboats,, tugs,
steam yachts, calling yachts and other
boats numbered easily $4,000. and the
scene presented TO the Heterogeneous
mass Of craft bSfore snd sitter the start
cannot be described. They covered
an area Of fifty or more acres on the
water, and they kept up Q noise
throughout the race that startled
the people who csme from E1rope to
see the event. IT wa, an iucesssnt
hulisbsloo Of gun firing, steam whist-
ling and cheering that inspired the
widest kind OF enthu siasm, but sadly
interferred with the duties OF the
officials WHO had business TO attend
to. This great throng was promptly
at ths scsne at the start, and they
covered the ground of Owls Head in
a way that made II doubtful In the
minds Of many that q decent start
could be made, and that In q condi.
ton OF elements that indicated there
would be no race. From early morn
ing there was no sign OF bra, re, and
q dirty hszs hung over the water in
dicativs Of continuously thick at
mosphere and poor view oil the race.
With favorable surfoun iings the race
would have been started at 1880
O'Clock this morning, but at that
hour there was not enough air 10 blow
. match ont, and the judges On Com.
modore &c .ry's Electra waited 10 start
the racers until there should appear a
chance OF getting the boats over the
course in the prescribed seven hours.
That appearance did not come until
noon. At that lime ripple came over
the water from the southwark and
eastward and the eignal was given Ia
clear the course. TIE Thistle aud
Volunteer had come out ffom their re-
spective aochorsgeslof Tompkinsville
end Biyridse, Staten Island, and were
loafag about north Of the line
that had been formed between
the Electra and buoy IS, opp
Owls Head on Long Is and
The IThisils moved about in a very
lively fashion IN the light air. She
appeared 10 take much pleasure Ii
running heavy and around the Vol
un,ser, which she did several times
and every TINS met with loud sppro
baton from the sdmirlpg spectators
ali OF whom aeemed cor fident anC
willing that she should win the f,s
race.
TIE START.
Al ll:20 o'clock the Electra FIRE,
the preparatory qua; at 1873
O'Clock the gun TO start. Ate
the latter the yachts bad fr
minutes 20 Cross the line. Tn
boats crossed as follow: Thistle
1885; Volunteer, ~ 3i:5s. Tn
Thistle not only had toe nearer pos
ton when the order Ia start was glver
but she also went through the waite
faster. She got over the line OF
minute and filsy.lwo seconds ahead
The eight.milos sn.hour wind va
then blowing from the south-souiheas
and the yachts had TO sail close on Ia
wind for the fret mark-buoy 10 o
the southwest, which bore south b!
west eight and half miles ava,
they went over on the port tael
and at once the Volunteer bsgan
overhaul the Thistle.
TIE FIksr TACK
was 10 toward Clifton, Staten I,lan,
and on that tack Of fifteen minutes {
less the Volunteer showed q superio
ity over the ThIstle la weather tn
had been written down a. thu 70
elgner's belt that left no doLbt OF Il
result. The Volunteer went by q
cutter as though the latter vi
anchored, aud she stayed In front
the end. The Tnistle was more the
a little bothered by the excursiC
boats on that hbt tack. The steame
crossed her bow and gave her nut
swash, but after that the btesme
hung TO the Volunteer, the leader, 81
throughout the rest Of the day 81
suffered three times ut least 90 mul
as the Thistle did from the way tn
kicked up the water and shut CD 8
wind.
WAS no LosoKR RACE.
II was q process sion. The wind ,
ried In locality and strength. /, eli
cd between southeast and soulhwe
and som, times Que boat had II VIII
tho ether did not; bat tie aver,
made things pretty nearly even. T
result was most decisive victoTy
tho American sloop. Beating, street,
ing and running with free sheets
Volunteer outsai'cd the Thielte.
tnt run uOut tuo fNtt Rfounut INK
on account Of the way the Rccompsi
ing craft blanketed her. The 4
point, buoy 10, was reached on q h,
Buoy 81 YVES fetched ON stretch
wa, the Sandy Hook llght.thip,
outer mark. From the liz
ship back N buoy 10 wasa beam wi
and from there home, 70 buoy Is,
Fort Wadsworlh, |, was a clean
before the wind, with splDnAksrs
TIE total distance was ihlrty.ci
Ola,ule miles. Everywhere, eIcep
the run with spinnakers, where
orcu sion baa'o did 20 much TO
lie vino from her, tbs Volunteer
sai,ed har Antagonist. Further desc
lion of the Tscs would only be a =,
tltion OF The above.
THE THISrLE's OWNER.
Altar the race, Mr.. James Bel, .
cinsl owrer OF this Thlste, said he
moi Al al satis6 ID with the re-
The Thistle, he declared, bad n,
moved 90 slowly through the vi
He wss Of the opinion That there